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Time Management Hacks That Very Successful People Practice Daily

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 13, 2019 | Comments Off on Time Management Hacks That Very Successful People Practice Daily

Time Management Hacks That Very Successful People Practice Daily Time management is a big part of success. John Rampton, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur Have you ever wondered how certain people could run a business, spend time with their family, hit the conference circuit and write a book? It’s not because they have superpowers. These people have learned […]

What Is The Difference Between Management And Leadership?

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 11, 2019 | Comments Off on What Is The Difference Between Management And Leadership?

What Is The Difference Between Management And Leadership? Terina Allen Contributor, Forbes The article made me do it. I didn’t plan to write this article. I didn’t want to write yet another thing about the definition, value and distinctions of management and leadership. I thought we were passed this (by “we” I refer to the […]

3 Ways to Hire and 3 Ways to Retain the Best Employees

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 8, 2019 | Comments Off on 3 Ways to Hire and 3 Ways to Retain the Best Employees

3 Ways to Hire and 3 Ways to Retain the Best Employees By Bruna Martinuzzi, American Express, Entrepreneur Hiring and retaining talented employees is an essential part of any company’s growth and profitability. Even so, it’s safe to say that many companies don’t know where to find such talent, how to get them to join […]

15 Mistakes Successful Leaders Know to Avoid

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 6, 2019 | Comments Off on 15 Mistakes Successful Leaders Know to Avoid

15 Mistakes Successful Leaders Know to Avoid Deep Patel, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur Leaders who affirm their team’s strengths and potential are rewarded with high performance and overall success. Much of what a business leader does can be boiled down to a handful of important skills. These include tackling workplace issues and problems, setting reasonably high […]

How to Unlock Your Team’s Creativity

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 4, 2019 | Comments Off on How to Unlock Your Team’s Creativity

How To Unlock Your Team’s Creativity By Rebecca Shambaugh As a leadership coach, I never miss an opportunity to ask senior-level executives what they see as critical for people and organizations to succeed in today’s dynamic business environment. I met with an executive vice president of a Fortune 500 company this week (let’s call her Ashley) […]

To Improve Your Team, First Work on Yourself

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 1, 2019 | Comments Off on To Improve Your Team, First Work on Yourself

To Improve Your Team, First Work on Yourself Jennifer Porter, Harvard Business Review A colleague and I were recently meeting with a CEO and his leadership team, observing them as they discussed how to improve their annual planning process. As the team of ten explored their current process, the conversation got heated. The team had […]

How Leaders Can Get Honest, Productive Feedback

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 30, 2019 | Comments Off on How Leaders Can Get Honest, Productive Feedback

How Leaders Can Get Honest, Productive Feedback By Jennifer Porter, Harvard Business Review As an executive coach, I work with many successful leaders who want to become even more effective. Recently, I asked a client of mine what kind of feedback she was receiving to help her be a better leader. She said, “My last […]

Empathy and the Government Shutdown

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Empathy and the Government Shutdown

Empathy – the experience of understanding another person’s thoughts, feelings, and condition from his or her point of view, rather than from one’s own Authoritarian Leadership (Autocratic) is strongly focused on both command by the leader and control of the members. There is also a clear hierarchy. Autocratic leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from […]

Here’s How My Biggest Business Failure Improved My Leadership Skills

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 25, 2019 | Comments Off on Here’s How My Biggest Business Failure Improved My Leadership Skills

Here’s How My Biggest Business Failure Improved My Leadership Skills John Rampton, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur Everybody is a genius when things are going good. Failure and what follows is when you really learn who has what to offer. There’s a lot you can learn when your business fails — despite it being a devastating experience. […]